Hicks Street & Centre Mall
Hicks Street and Centre Mall meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook East development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Red Hook Recreation Area is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Hicks St, is 570 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lorraine St/Hicks St, 570 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Hicks St B57, B61570 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Columbia St & W 9 St 21 docks in all960 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1938 and 1940.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Red Hook East development.
Trees
Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Pave Academy Charter School580 feet
- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K750 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5750 feet
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- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5750 feet
- Red Hook Neighborhood School1,050 feet
- Summit Academy Charter School1,050 feet
- Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park530 feet
- Dimattina Playground1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Red Hook Post Office1,150 feet
- Red Hook Park Pool Swimming pool1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket370 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Mill Street 250 feet
- Hicks Street & Bush Street 260 feet
- Henry Street & Centre Mall 480 feet
- Hicks Street & Lorraine Street 500 feet
- Columbia Street & Centre Mall 500 feet
- Hicks Street & West 9th Street 500 feet
- Henry Street & Bush Street 710 feet
- Henry Street & Mill Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Centre Mall or Hicks Street.